Of baptisms, calving and making the most of an embarrassing situation

Matt stood in front of the mirror knotting the $80 silk tie his wife had given him for his birthday. He called to her, asking, "What time to we have to be at the church?"

Liz, his wife, answered, "We'll leave here in a half-hour. The baptism is after the service, so we have a little time." Matt and Elizabeth were going to be godfather and mother to their daughter's first child and their first g...